“Let’s put the faux ‘war against stay at home moms’ to rest
once and for all. As a mom I know that raising children is the
hardest job there is. As a pundit, I know my words on CNN last night were poorly chosen. In response
to Mitt Romney on the campaign trail referring to
his wife as a better person to answer questions about women than
he is, I was discussing his poor record on the plight of women’s
financial struggles. Here is my more fulsome view of the issues.
As a partner in a firm full of women who work outside of the home
as well as stay at home mothers, all with plenty of children,
gender equality is not a talking point for me. It is an issue I
live every day. I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was
offended. Let’s declare peace in this phony war and go back to
focus on the substance.”

The apology is a major departure from Rosen's earlier responses
to the flare-up. Despite
backlash from Democrats and Republicans alike, Rosen
previously doubled down on her comments and even penned a
Huffington Post op-ed today in which she wrote: "Spare
me the faux anger from the right who view the issue of women's
rights and advancement as a way to score political
points."